Does the Holocaust Still Matter

This presentation explores the question of whether the Holocaust should continue to be viewed and understood as a unique event to be studied apart from other human atrocities. Alternatively is the Nazi genocide of the Jewish people better studied and understood as part of a larger body of “genocide studies.” It concludes by asking what the modern individual can learn from the events of the Holocaust.

Speakers Expertise:

Dr. Thomas Velek has served as a professor of History and Director of the Ina E. Gordy Honors College at Mississippi University for Women for over two decades. He holds two doctorate degrees in law and modern educational history and a master’s in international affairs. His teaching interests include modern European history, history of communism, world wars, and history of industry and technology.